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Thai airlines keep a wary eye on rising costs
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thai airlines are likely to face less financial turbulence in 2018 as competition eases, with the biggest challenge posed by rising costs, especially for fuel.
Chiang Mai airport expansion returns to fore
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 28/12/2017
» The future of Chiang Mai airport, long blurred by unclear state policy directives and relative inaction, appears to be getting revived attention.
New Year rush to increase passenger traffic by 6.6%
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 26/12/2017
» Passenger traffic through Thailand's key airports during the New Year holiday season is expected to surge 6.6%.
Short of slots, Thai AirAsia eyes longer jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/12/2017
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) will introduce the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse to its fleet to deal with airport slot constraints.
IATA: Stats err on unruly acts
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/12/2017
» The number of unruly passenger incidents in 2016 that went into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) logbook may be misleading.
Qatar Airways lifts Thai profile
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/12/2017
» Fresh from launching its first regular service to Chiang Mai and on course to connect to U-tapao next month, Qatar Airways will further raise the Thai profile in its global network.
Nok Air to serve Udon Thani-Ubon
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/12/2017
» Nok Air is set to become the first airline to offer a direct commercial air link between Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani starting next month.
Qatar Air begins non-stop Doha-Chiang Mai flights
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 14/12/2017
» Chiang Mai on Wednesday established its longest international air link with the arrival of Qatar Airways' maiden non-stop flight from Doha.
Share of low-cost carriers growing but at a slower pace
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/12/2017
» Low-cost carriers (LCCs) have continued to strengthen their share of overall air traffic through Thailand, but there are signs of a slowdown in the speed of market penetration.
Bangkok infrastructure faulted
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 11/12/2017
» Bangkok airport infrastructure is deficient, having failed to expand fast enough to cope with staggering traffic demand.